Pressable Hosting Skill

Manage WordPress sites on Pressable managed hosting.

Overview

This skill covers:

• API — Site management, cache, backups, plugins, DNS
• SSH/SFTP — Command-line access, WP-CLI
• Git Deploy — Auto-deploy from GitHub on push

Setup

1. Enable API Access

1. Log in to my.pressable.com
2. Navigate to API Applications → Create New API Application
3. Name your app and select permission levels:
   • Read-only — Safe for monitoring/reporting
   • Full access — Required for modifications
4. Save the Client ID and Client Secret

📚 Pressable API Setup Guide

2. Store Credentials Securely

Create a credentials file (keep outside of git repos):

mkdir -p ~/.credentials
chmod 700 ~/.credentials

// ~/.credentials/pressable.json
{
  "client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
  "client_secret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
}

chmod 600 ~/.credentials/pressable.json

Agent configuration: Reference as {baseDir}/../../.credentials/pressable.json (relative to workspace).

3. Set Up SSH Keys (Recommended)

SSH keys allow passwordless access to all your Pressable sites.

# Generate a dedicated key
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ~/.credentials/pressable-ssh/id_ed25519 -C "pressable-agent"

# Secure permissions
chmod 700 ~/.credentials/pressable-ssh
chmod 600 ~/.credentials/pressable-ssh/id_ed25519

Add the public key to Pressable:

1. Go to my.pressable.com → Profile → Settings → SSH Keys
2. Paste contents of ~/.credentials/pressable-ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Supported key types:

• ssh-ed25519 (256 bit) — recommended
• ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 (256 bit)
• ssh-rsa (2048–16384 bit)

📚 Pressable SSH Key Setup

API Reference

Authentication

# Load credentials
CREDS=$(cat ~/.credentials/pressable.json)
CLIENT_ID=$(echo $CREDS | jq -r '.client_id')
CLIENT_SECRET=$(echo $CREDS | jq -r '.client_secret')

# Get access token (valid 1 hour)
TOKEN=$(curl -s --location 'https://my.pressable.com/auth/token' \
  --form "grant_type=\"client_credentials\"" \
  --form "client_id=\"$CLIENT_ID\"" \
  --form "client_secret=\"$CLIENT_SECRET\"" | jq -r '.access_token')

# Use in requests
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites"

Note: Tokens expire after 1 hour. Refresh before expiry for long-running operations.

Sites

# List all sites
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites" | jq '.data'

# Get site details
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}"

# Create site
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites" \
  -d '{"name":"my-new-site","datacenter_code":"DFW"}'

# Clone site
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/clone" \
  -d '{"name":"cloned-site"}'

# Delete site
curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}"

# Update PHP version (8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5)
curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}" \
  -d '{"php_version":"8.3"}'

Datacenters

Edge Cache

# Get cache status
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/edge-cache"

# Toggle cache on/off
curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/edge-cache"

# Purge cache
curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/edge-cache"

# Enable defensive mode (DDoS protection)
curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/edge-cache/defensive-mode" \
  -d '{"duration":"1-hour"}'

On-Demand Backups

# List backups
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/ondemand-backups"

# Create backup (type: "fs" for filesystem, "db" for database)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/ondemand-backups" \
  -d '{"backup_type":"db"}'

# Download backup
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{site_id}/ondemand-backups/{backup_id}/download"

# Delete backup
curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{site_id}/ondemand-backups/{backup_id}"

Limits: 3 filesystem + 3 database backups max. Auto-deleted after 7–30 days.

Plugins

# List plugins
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/plugins"

# Install & activate (from WordPress.org or URL)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/plugins" \
  -d '{"plugins":[{"path":"jetpack"},{"path":"akismet","version":"5.1"}]}'

# Update plugins
curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/plugins" \
  -d '{"plugins":[{"path":"jetpack"}]}'

# Activate / Deactivate
curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/plugins/activate" \
  -d '{"plugins":[{"path":"jetpack"}]}'

curl -s -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/plugins/deactivate" \
  -d '{"plugins":[{"path":"jetpack"}]}'

# Delete
curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/plugins" \
  -d '{"plugins":[{"path":"jetpack"}]}'

Note: Plugin operations are async. Use webhooks for completion status.

DNS Zones

# List zones
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/zones"

# Get zone records
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/zones/{zone_id}/records"

# Create record
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/zones/{zone_id}/records" \
  -d '{"type":"A","name":"www","value":"192.0.2.1","ttl":3600}'

# Delete record
curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/zones/{zone_id}/records/{record_id}"

Account & Collaborators

# Get account info
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/account"

# Activity logs
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/account/logs/activity" \
  -d '{"page":1,"per_page":20}'

# List collaborators
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "https://my.pressable.com/v1/collaborators"

# Add collaborator to sites
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/collaborators/batch_create" \
  -d '{"email":"user@example.com","siteIds":[123,456],"roles":["wp_access","sftp_access"]}'

SSH & WP-CLI

SSH Access

Each Pressable site has unique SSH credentials. To connect:

1. Go to Sites → Select site → Connections tab
2. Find SSH Username and click Reset to generate password
3. Note the SSH/SFTP URL (format: ssh.pressable.com)

# Connect with password
ssh {ssh-username}@ssh.pressable.com

# Connect with SSH key (after adding to account)
ssh -i ~/.credentials/pressable-ssh/id_ed25519 {ssh-username}@ssh.pressable.com

SSH Config (optional): For easier access, add to ~/.ssh/config:

Host pressable-mysite
  HostName ssh.pressable.com
  User {ssh-username}
  IdentityFile ~/.credentials/pressable-ssh/id_ed25519
  IdentitiesOnly yes

Then connect with: ssh pressable-mysite

📚 Pressable SSH Guide

WP-CLI Commands

WP-CLI is pre-installed. After connecting via SSH:

# List plugins
wp plugin list

# Deactivate a problem plugin
wp plugin deactivate plugin-name

# Activate a theme
wp theme activate theme-name

# View PHP errors
wp php-errors

# Skip themes/plugins (for broken sites)
wp --skip-plugins --skip-themes plugin deactivate plugin-name

📚 Pressable WP-CLI Guide

WP-CLI via API

Run WP-CLI commands without SSH:

curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://my.pressable.com/v1/sites/{id}/ssh/command" \
  -d '{"command":["plugin list --format=json"]}'

Note: Don't include wp prefix — it's added automatically. Use webhooks for async responses.

SSH Limitations

• Session time: 8 hours max
• Memory: 1GB RAM per session
• Processes: 25 max concurrent
• Connections: 10 per site (across all users)
• Background processes: Killed on disconnect (even with nohup)
• Root access: Not available

GitHub Auto-Deploy

Deploy changes automatically when you push to GitHub.

Setup

1. Prepare your repo:

   your-repo/
   └── wp-content/
       ├── themes/
       ├── plugins/
       └── mu-plugins/

2. Connect to Pressable:
   • Go to Sites → Select site → Git tab
   • Paste your repo's HTTPS URL (from GitHub's "Code" button)
   • Click Set Repository URL
   • Click Authorize and log in to GitHub
3. Select branch:
   • Choose the branch to deploy (e.g., main)
   • Configure sync settings:
     • ✅ Sync themes / plugins / mu-plugins
     • ⚠️ Delete files not in repo (optional, use carefully)
   • Click Set and Deploy

How It Works

1. Push changes to configured branch
2. GitHub sends webhook to Pressable
3. Pressable clones repo and rsyncs to wp-content/
4. Only themes, plugins, mu-plugins sync (not core or uploads)

📚 Pressable Git Deploy Guide

Troubleshooting

• Private repos: Must grant OAuth access to organization
• Wrong branch: Check Git tab settings
• Files not syncing: Ensure they're in wp-content/{themes,plugins,mu-plugins}/
• Deployments failing: Check GitHub History in Git tab

Best Practices

Security

• Store credentials in ~/.credentials/ with 600 permissions
• Use SSH keys instead of passwords when possible
• Create read-only API apps for monitoring/reporting
• Rotate API credentials periodically

Operations

• Always backup before destructive operations
• Test on staging sites first
• Use webhooks for async operation status
• Cache API tokens (1hr validity) to reduce auth calls

Agent Usage

When the agent uses this skill:

1. Load credentials from configured path
2. Get fresh token if expired
3. Look up site ID from name if needed
4. Execute operation
5. Verify result

Quick Reference

API Base: https://my.pressable.com SSH Host: ssh.pressable.com Docs: my.pressable.com/documentation/api/v1